JOSH GONDELMAN at the Bell House (Jan. 22, 8 p.m.). Mr. Gondelman, an endearingly sweet stand-up with a positive, preppy stage persona, will close out his nationwide Sweater Weather Tour with this special show featuring some of his favorite comics. Joining him will be the former “Daily Show” correspondent and current Night Train host Wyatt Cenac and the Punderdome 3000 host and “Tonight Show” writer Jo Firestone.718-643-6510, thebellhouseny.com

LAURIE KILMARTIN at the Cornelia Street Café (Jan. 21, 6 p.m.). Ms. Kilmartin is a veteran stand-up, a writer for TBS’s “Conan” and the co-author of a best-selling comedy book about motherhood. In 2014, she began tweeting jokes as her father’s health was rapidly declining, finding humor in the darkest of situations; those jokes served as the basis for new stand-up special, “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad.” She headlines this show, with support from Lauryn Petrie, Molly Austin and Janelle James.212-989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com

LIVE ON BROADGAY at Littlefield (Jan. 26, 8:30 p.m.). Bowen Yang and Sam Taggart present another edition of their theatrical comedy show, featuring more than a dozen gay male comics (including Julio Torres, Joel Kim Booster and Dylan Marron) and one straight female comic (Jo Firestone) performing a stage version of an episode of “Sex and the City.” There will also be stand-up from Naomi Ekperigin (“Broad City”) and Anna Drezen (“Saturday Night Live”).littlefieldnyc.com

STAND-UP LIVE! at Carolines on Broadway (Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.). Organized in collaboration with CNN’s coming documentary series “The History of Comedy” and the soon-to-open National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y., this show is part of a tour of “some of the most iconic comedy clubs across the country.” Performers at this show include Judy Gold (“The Judy Show: My Life as a Sitcom”), Marina Franklin (“Trainwreck”), Michelle Buteau (“Key & Peele”), Emma Willmann (“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”) and Tony Deyo (“Conan”).212-757-4100, carolines.com

WHAT A JOKE (through Jan. 21) This three-day festival will take place in more than 30 cities around the United States — as well as Oxford, England — to raise money for the American Civil Liberties Union. The show on Friday night at the Annoyance Theater is hosted by the festival’s organizers Jenn Welch and Emily Winter, and features comedy from Josh Gondelman, Jo Firestone, Brett Davis, Langston Kerman, Mike Recine, Rob Haze, Maria Wojciechowski and Carmen Lagala. The show on Saturday night at Rough Trade NYC will be hosted by Chris Calogero and feature stand-up from Laurie Kilmartin, Dave Hill, Jordan Temple, Rae Sanni, Ms. Welch and Ms. Winter.whatajokefest.com